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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-28

farming-raising almost every thine
needed for the support of the family
mas been abandoned for commercial
farming raising crops for the market
and buying nearly every article needed
on the place. 1t requires greater skill,
more business talent and much larger
capital and better judgment to insure
success IN commercial than in domes-
tic farming. Farming in the North,
up to the period of the civil war. was
chiefly domestic farming. 1t did not
involve many risks, and comparatively
lew who were temperate and industri-
Gus failed in it. 1t did not require a
sklllful trader to get living by do
mestIc farming, as the sales and pur-
chases were few. The more compli-
Gated the business of farming becomes
the greater will be the skill, ability,
Judgment and capital required to con-
duct 1t. In comparatively few men are
all the qualifications of a good farmer
and successful trader combined.
Something more than industry and
fair amount of knowledge of practical
agriculture is wanted to insure success
in commercial farming and meat pro-
duction. 1t is likely that failures in
farming will increase as the business
becomes more complicated, and that
many will be obliged to abandon it for
an occupation that requires less execu-
tive ability. or become farm laborers
in the employ of others. Chicago
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-28
DIAMOND CUTTING.

"Ot'o ~ lttN0s
American Work Said to Be Better Than
That Done at Amsterdam.
''To what extent has diamond-cut-
ting been developed in this country?"
was the query put by the writer to 8
leading diamond merchant on Maiden
lane.
well" was the reply, as yet it can
hardly be considered as an element in
our diamond business 1t is, in fact,
in its infancy, and its beginning dates
back scarcely more than fifteen years.
l presume there are not two hundred
persons at the most engaged in this
branch of the diamond trade, and they
are confined chiefly to this city and
Boston. There are but few foreigners
among them, for large number of
American boys have been educated to
the trade within recent years. An
apprenticeship is served, l think, in
about three years. 1t is not likely,
however, that the work of polishin q
and cutting diamonds will acquire any
substantial position in this country for
many years to come, mainly because
labor is so much cheaper in Amster-
dam, where whole families are engaged
in this trade. Whenever the demand
for the stones is lessened, these can
and do reduce the price to figure with
which it would be utterly impossible
for Americans to compete. 1t would,
of course, be g. great advantage if we
could bring the diamond here in its
rough state in large quantities, as
NVa nv hn AIrfx- IF
per cent. charged on the cut stones.
But at the present time the quantity of
rough diamonds imported is not suffi-
cient to make any appreciate differ
ence in the price, or to influence the
market in any respect.
There is no doubt about our excel
lency in cutting stones. We have de-
veloped style which to a certain ex-
tent sacrifices material in shaping the
stone but it obtains thereby the best
effect. This is what is most desired.
The credit of the Introduction of this
new style is largely due to a Boston
man, who was also the first to instruct
boys in the art of cutting and
polishing. We have also made some
improvements in machinery, but the
best laps for polishing diamonds are
still imported from Amsterdam.
1.-The wages paid to these diamond
cutters may be considered high, and
the more skilled workmen are paid at
SO much per carat in the rough. The
workmen must have good Judgment
as to the form in which the stone will
cut the best. Sometimes a great deal
must be cut from the rough stone to
get rid of imperfectiOns, and again it is
preferable to save material by leaving
them. His judgment must decide
the stone will be more valua-
bic when small without a flaw, or
when larger with the flaw. As
a general thing there are al
ways imperfections in the rough stones,
and the main thing to be observed in
buying them is whether the flaws can
be easily eradicated. Our city has not
yet attained the dignity of being
market for rough stones, and we still
go to Amsterdam, London and Paris
for our supplies.
Eyes, there are more diamonds sold
in this country than ever before, but
the increase of dealers has been In
much larger proportion than that of the
consumers The demand at present is
mostly for small diamonds for making
up into ornaments" IN. Y. Commercial
Gazette.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-28

brought home that bottle of wine.
Didn't take a small package out OF
my pocket and put it on that table, ana
didn' It afterwards get the tack-hammer
and put strip on the kitchen Windows"
..Oh-yes."
"'Oh, you remember. do your
"But you didn't have rivets in that
package-they were inch brads, and
they are right in the stand drawer:
Why didn't you say brads. Mr.. BowserP"
WHO said rivetsP'
.'Why. you did"
Don't you suppose know the differ
ence between rivets and brads?"
Certainly"
Then don't try to make fool OF
me! When 1 asked you for the brads
didn't mean rivets. If you don't know
which from which you'd better learn"
Mr. Bowser was using his tape-line
in the garnet the other day, and when
went up and found it strung about 1
reeled it up and laid it on window
sill. About ten o'clock the next fore
noon he came rushing in with the ex-
clamation:
mice neighborhood. this is! You
were bound and determined to locate
up here, and now you must take the
Consequences
"What is it, Mr.. Bowser?"
..Ileft my tape-line on that saw-horse
in the back yard yesterday, and some
human fiend slid in last night and stole
it. 1t was by your advice that came
up here and invested SO, 900 in house,
and this is the result!'
"Weren't you using the tape-line in
the house yesterday"
mo, ma ami
Didn't you leave it up in the gar
retp''
'.Do you think I've suddenly lost my
memory Mrs. Bowser. you talk to me
as if / was half-idiotr'
1 went up and got the tape-line and
brought it down to him. He was
caught, but what did he do but assume
an air of awful dignity and say:
''Mrs. Bowser, don't you never dare
TO play any such trick on me again! A
joke is n joke, but when you sneak into
the yard and carry my tape-line up
into the garnet it is going altogether
too far!''
1 suppose there are men who keep
some track of Their hats, gloves, rub
beers, ETC., when at home, but Mr.. Bow:
ser isn't of that kind. Each morning
after breakfast l am prepared for the
exclamation:
There! Some OF you have been fool
ing with my hatr'
isn't it on the hall-tree?"
eff it was would l stand here asking
Il
yet"
Didn't You leave it in the sitting
roomP"
"Of course 1 didn't 1 hung it up
here rs L came home, ana some of yOu
have probably been using it to store
potatoes in"
The hat is found on a chair in the
sitting-room, just where he placed it,
and after more gTumsbling he goes into
the hail for his rubbers and shouts
back: g.
They are gone!''
"What?''
'.My rubbersI III be hanged if III
stand this thing much longer. You or
the cook have got to- let my rubbers
alone OF I'll know the reason why!''
ARE you sure you IeIL EN- LnereE
lam I sure I'm alivei You've prob
ably cut 'em up to make door-hinges or
some fancy nonsense"'
Here they are, Mr.. Bowser. You
remember you took 'em off by the
radiator as you stood telling me about
the railroad accident
81 don't remember any thing of the
sort! 1 suppose my gloves are down
in the coal-bin, and my scarf has been
given to the boys to play horse with
I'll come in by way of the barn after
this, and when take my things off I'll
lock 'em mp and slip the key down my
hnnf ler y DeLroik Free Prsss
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-28

OF the eighty-two bears for which
the State treasurer of New Hampshire
paid bounties last year, twenty-four
were killed in Conway and twenty in
Albany. The latter towns State tax
was only one hundred and ninety-two
dollars. which was paid in BEARS
Chicago Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-28

Polish for Brass Ornaments Inlaid
in Wood--If the brass workisvery dull,
file it with & small, smooth file, then
polish it with piece of soft felt dipped
in Tripoi powder, mixed with hnseed
oil, until the desired eject is obtained
Cincinnati Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-28

-Flower-pot stains on the window
sill will yield to a forcible application
of fine wood ashes Rinse off in clear
water.-N i. Ex0miaeF.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-04-28

There are said to be over 600,O0c
opium consumers in the United StateA
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
$l3O,5OO Upton County
Bonds for Sale

UNION AND PLANTERS BANK, /
MEMPHIS, TENN, June II, 1887. !
BY authority we offer for sale. through
sealed proposals only. sl3O,6OO Upton
County Six Per Cent. Coupon Bonds. dated
May ]. 1887, maturing as follows;
sll.000 due years after date.
s2s,e00 due 10 year. after date.
SS7,500 due Is years after date.
SS,500 duo 20 years after date.
All In denominations Of $500 and coupons,
payable semi-annually on February LIST and
August LIST OF each year, covering each six
months interest, except that the 6rst coupon,
payable February lat, next, covers nine
months interest and tho last maturing cou-
pom three months interest. All on the face
are payable at this Bank and can be redeemed
after Eve years from date.
Address sealed proposals 10 the "Board Of
Directors Union and Planters Bank. Mem
phis, Tenn.." marked IBID for Bonds"
with certified check for three per cent Of
the amount bid for as a guaranty Of compli-
ance. and such proposals will remain un-
opened until IL m. July q. 1887, at which
time they will be opened and awards made To
tho highest bidders, except that bids for less
than par and accrued interest cannot DO en-
tertained.
In addition to the amount bid for the Bonds
purchasers will have to pay for the interest
accrued since May LIST, past.
These Bonds are issued for the REDEEM ptiou
Of q like amount Of unmatured Certificates
OF Indebtedness which constitute the entire
debt Of the county. except q small floating
debt for current expenses fully covered By
past due oolleotible taxes.
Henry Graft. ESD, ard Messrs. Turley 4
Wright, were engaged to investigate and pro-
nounce upon the legislation and proceedings
under which they were issued, and their
written opinion concludes as follows;
AFTER careful consideration We give Il ~
"our opinion that the action Of the county 10
fully authorized by said legislation and In
CONFORMITY thereto, and that the bonds 10
"be issued under Il will DO the valid and
legal bonds Of Upton county"
Fortified by an opinion Of validity and
regularity from such able and eminent at
tornoys. we have no hesitation In recon-
mending TO investors as 4 most desirable and
thoroushly safe Investment these Bonds Is
sued by q coun ~ 80 wealthy, prosperous. and
90 lightly burdensd with debt.
NAPOLEON HILL. President,
s. p. READ, Cashier,
Of Union and Plantsrs' Bank
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22

Az -k~,. k~su.s nkiov, 80 Shs~aSc~o
S snJ VIZ" .nJ Ia N.Y. JowS, va ~ az
in a s .h 'o,u, ,,as s SV s,osns. S LIZ
=, 10y" hs , az ,hs az aida ! ann,iad ~ ,hs
Go Do Un a. Ln"w 10 spid t,su.tsv
Ma ha.r ia"s,,v msa. snd
sasc,sS and no 3nioynad me- that n
IA ~, thst ba I'D daoi,raS ~
o u"r NV ~ .nnrova tha honS nf,ssad ana
That bs Sid moi recoeni,e The trsnsisy
That mart of the Govsynor,s ststsmant
7 ,asa,dsd AZ oSsc isi and acted mon
!, Racom,rg sa,,s6sd tow ,ba tpya'
on,no iscia th.t the nyonosad trsnsisy
yas mil and VOID az ercou "A ri tha
Observation-Disclosures with The y, os, msta,
r,al yenriys M snts ~ tho Jsv au,ho,i,
Inc Inc same 7 ,sosydaS the docn.
msnt IN nnaa,io, 90 noth;na roora
than wss,s nsnsr and yatnrnad The
same 70 the nresident NJ the com many
WHOSE sscyetsrv had fled Il. For this
act alone am yesnonsibla Whilst
the lovarnoy aoraeJ With me- m m NV
concInaions in sbo nremisas he osys
no official savica tbaraon
Tina ed;,or oi The Leader claims that
"snch an assignment az was nrovided
for In said aot was msds and sioned in
1894 nv las ,aea and Glad In the ofJics
oi secratarv of State "A the ACT "a.
on,red -
.ciion Q NJ tina act yefsyred In
among other tbins, reonired that
"said company ahall give bond with
eecurlty. In the sum az Sl0O 600. said
bond 10 be annyovsd nv the 3oyernor
and ht,orney Gepersi conditioned
etc. No Auch bond was given or an
proved. and hence no "suc6 an assign.
ment "a YVES provided for In asid ACT
was made Az the sot reoulred. |"
will ndd that called ON tho sec.
retary Of the GuIf and Shin Island
Railroad Oompanv TODAY and obtained
from him the aioresaid anrrendered
"pspern or document which I have
In NV possessIon. eubjsct 10 the pe.
rusel al any one who NAV yish IN see
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
ABOUT THAT PAPER.
ID =. Pewter Replies 60 tse Editor
Of the Brooh haven Loader.

49, fsN'A'N"'' ss't~'sf
Editor o. the sts,s Ledger
JAcEslS, Miss, July l9.-Please
siva m splce In your paper 10 tI.
pisin my connection with, aud sc,ion,
n 10 the paper" which was on Gle Ia
the Office Of Secretary Of State, aud
which was returned by me-rt ierred
10 la the Brookhayen Leader Of this
date. The iaois Of the cAse are 40 fol.
lows
On November |, 1884, the secretary
ol the Gull and Ship Island Railroad
Company came into the oflice Of he
Secretary OF state, and a. such officer,
presonisd, 10 be fled In sAid office, a
paper OF document purporting to be
articles oi agreement between the
lesrefs Of the pententiary ard the
Gull and bhip Island Rilrosd Dom.
psny, transferring 10 said company
the lesee y the penitentiAry and con.
y.c,a and all the rights and irAnchlsos
o. the iosseea Hereunder, by authority
Of an ACT approved March 10 1881.
ard signed by jonas :. Hamilton aud
James A. Hoskinu, AID By Writ
Adams, az president Gulf and Shin
Island Railroad Company.
A fhott time thereafter (the dale Of
which i have no data by Which 10 ii1l
the then Published pIesidoat Of said
railroad company, came into The tiIico
and afked IT. the return Of said 4 ca.
mont stated 10 him IN eject that /
Wa not uGtish,d 50 20 bis authority 10
w.iidfaW Il. lie then explained 70
me that the document wss nulliiy
ald q no ed Il, for the reason tina,
Tho tinnIfer bad not been completed
fn rtqulred b. the act und,r whlca
TIE came was attempted % be- made
that the railroad company had ten.
der6d 10 the Governor the company's
bond, and the Governor declined %
accOpi or approve II, statioR that In
hif opinion the act au hohz NJ the
transfer contemplated an individual
boudi that without the Governors
approval a the bond, the transfer VAS
not aud could not be ,Gegted, and that
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
A woman In she Fidelity Matter.

CINCINNATI, o., July 2l.-Miss Josie
Holmes, wso was the exchange clerk
Of the lats Fidelity National Bank,
and whose visits and consultations
with Mr.. Il l.. Harper, late vice
president Of the bank, caused his re-
moval TO the Dayton Jail, vas today
served wi h q warrant charging her
with aiding and abetting Hsrper In
bis illegal conduct, for which he Ia
now awaiting trial. She will be ar
rsiRned this afternoon.
Upon being arraigned che waived
examination, and was r,qnired TO give
bond OF $4,000. This has no, been
done, and she IL still In custody.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
L,neh.a Mi,haa, Cere-.n1.

1T Loun, July sl.-A special from
hineols, Texas, rays: william John
son, a desderAdc, shot and killed Ba-
Ter, saloon keeper, Tuetdsy night.
and a 4 the country. Toe Sheriff pur.
sued him with bood.hounds and
ionnd the criminal in q swamp. He
shot three a the dogs and one OF the
deputies, but vas hbally captured,
and without further ceremony was
lynchei.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
For Rics cts, Marasmus and wasting
Disorders of children

SCOTS Emulsion OF Pure God Liver
OIL with Hypophosphites is unequaled.
The rapidity with which children gain
assh and strength upon II Is very
wonderful. Read the following: 81
have used SCOTS Emulation In cases Of
ricketts, and msraamus Of long stand.
ing, and have been more than pleased
with the results, 90 In every case the
Improvement was marked.-y. M.
Main, MD, New York.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
Success OF tho WosderfaI Headache
Npeclnc, Coca OoIa.

Ask your neighbor what cured his
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Coca Cola, for Il has cured over fifty
cases, and never failed In q Sirgle In
stance. This wonderful Nerve Tonic
We draw from our Soda Fount, spark
ling ice cold. HEIsrER.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-22
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-17

New York, he counted eleven women who
wore birds. The species thus distributed
were found to be the heads and wings Of
three starlings, an entire bird of unknown
species, q large tern, the head and wings OF
three shore larks, the wings of seven shore
larks and grassfinches one-half OF gal
linule, small tern, q turtle-dove, vireo
and a yellow breasted chat, and number Of
ostrich plumes. Altogether it has been cal
culated that fully 5000 Of birds are
annually destroyed in the United States
alone to supply the home demand, and that
at least as many again are exported to
Europe and other countries.
nent which is robbed Of, its feathered inhab-
itants for this contemplate purpose. South
America sends many, Europe 9 few. and
host come from Africa, Australia, the Pa
puan islands and India. In one shop in
London there were sold during the four
4O4, ,484 West Indian and Brazilian bird skins
and $50, $50 East Indian ones, besides thou.
sands Of Impeyan pheasants and birds of
Paradise. One collector for the dealers pre-
pared during Q three months trip in South
Caroline a. many as 1,O1S skins, and the
average he sells SO.OOn q year to be cut up for
millinery purposes. A single village In
Long Island sent in four months 10000
pelts to New York, and Paris firm
contracted with an enterprising woman at
Cobb's Island, on the Virginia coast, to de-
liver to them 10000. or more, gull and tern
skins during the past summer-each skin
being valued at one and eight pence. ORR
oles, tanagers. grosbeaks, cedar wax-wings,
bluebirds, meadow larks. and golden:winged
woodpeckers are in great favor. Sea birds Of
white or delicate shades of color are 30 eagerly
bought that there are many professional
shooters who confine themselves to this
branch of commerce. At Flamborough Head
and the Fern islands on our own coast con-
slant fusilade is going on; and In the Heb
rides. Shetlands, and Orkneys the destruction
Of Q thousand month TO France; and
In Long Island, near New York, as
many as 5000 SKINS Of the. sea swallow
are sent to market in early spring, when the
those personal descriptions of society
ladies" in which the Americans 30 delight
that q certain belle "had her gown of unre-
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-17

bright-colored Jacket, under which they
are apt to wear shirt, sometimes belt
and loose breeches, while their bare feet
stick in top-boots. Coat and jacket are
adorned with buttons and clasps, often Of
genuine gold or silver, and Of large dimen-
sions. They carry walking-sticks, too,
as big as drum majors batons-heavy
enough to be dangerous weapons. The
women's dress consists Of . bodice and
skirts Of various colors, garnished
around the neck. and arms with
metal buttons, rings, pearls and
the like. They wear their hair gathered
in nets or ribbons. These gypsies are q
well-built, dark-complexioned set of peo.
pie; the men agile and sturdy, the women
beautiful physical specimens of woman
hood. But both men and women soon
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-11-17

appearances bodss no good to the tree.
That thief In grain, the rust, BE-
longs 70 the fungus family, and Il has
many time made the future look bleak
and desolate to the farmer, running - Il
does promising fields Of oats and wheat.
The mature rust plant leaves . black
stain on the old stubble in grain field.
Here exist the reproductive spores. The
warm damp days of spring cause germi.
nation, and Q short stem 10 produced
bearing another crop Of spores which
will not grow upon the grain. They
have an especial fondness for the Bar
berry bush, where they germinate rapidly
on the under surface of the leaves and
produce third class Of spores which, sim
gular to relate, will not grow on the
6arberry bush, but Il they fall upon .
blade or stalk of grain they make them
rusty coat.
That singular substance, corn smut, is
fungus. This thieving plant takes pos
session of the kernels when the ear is
quite young and monopolizes such grains
as they want, completely Transforming
the tissue into thready substance, which
at maturity becomes black, dusty mass
Of spores. have seen this plant cling
also to the tassels of the corn. Speaking
of black dust, every boy knows the puff
ball, that round fungus found in the
meadow, which, on being kicked or
squeezed, sends out dusty cloud of
minute spores. When young It is gela-
tinous mass, and then it must be that, &C.
cording to DR.. Badham, they taste like
sweetbreads. They certainly are not
tempting to the appetite in their dry
form. When I allude to the stink. horn
the boys will smile, for they all know
him. He has stalk four to
FIVE inches in length, bearing q
small cap at the top. which is
slime soon liquefies and drops to the
ground, attracting those buzzards of the
insect world-the green flies. These
insects eagerly devour this disgusting
mass. The top now looks like honey
comb, but there the resemblance ends,
for the stench-no, stencil won't do; I
will cling to that homely word stink.
There is something finite about stencil,
and there is nothing finite about the odor
| of stink.horn. Well, the stink is un-
bearable. I knew Of Q botanist once
carrying Q specimen of this fungus in
the cars. As he was possessed Of defec-
tive olfactories he could not understand
why people were crowded in the other
cars, while he alone occupied the one
containing the stink-horn.
You have often observed, no doubt, a
curious formation on the cedar tree,
about the size of walnut, but irregular
and of handsome brown color. In wet
weather 1t is covered with long, gelatin.
GUS filaments of an orange color. Per.
haps you thought them cedar apples
They are another branch Of the vast
family of fungi. Do not imagine that
have named a diminutive share Of this
family; there are many hundreds more
equally interesting. JAS G. PLuMMER.